turning off all unnecessary programs ....

[Guest AV Guy]

Is there a list of only the basic files need on startup? How do I turn off

those I don't need so they don't interfere with what i am working on in XP?

 

thanks

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: turning off all unnecessary programs ....

 

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AV Guy wrote:

> Is there a list of only the basic files need on startup? How do I turn off

> those I don't need so they don't interfere with what i am working on in

> XP?

>

> thanks

[Guest Kelly]

Re: turning off all unnecessary programs ....

 

XP needs nothing running to boot. Go to Start/Run: msconfig

 

Disable as you wish. Also, while there go to the Services tab, check off

hide all ms services and see what is left. All listed there was not

installed natively by XP.

 

Good luck!

 

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"AV Guy" <AVGuy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Is there a list of only the basic files need on startup? How do I turn off

> those I don't need so they don't interfere with what i am working on in

> XP?

>

> thanks

[Guest Twayne]

Re: turning off all unnecessary programs ....

 

> Is there a list of only the basic files need on startup? How do I

> turn off those I don't need so they don't interfere with what i am

> working on in XP?

>

> thanks

 

That can be done, and some of them are a good idea to turn off, but ...

what makes you think you need to do so? What problems are you

encountering? Normally they aren't going to interfere with anything

you're "working on" in XP. It almost sounds like you're shotgunning for

a fix rather than figuring the actual reasons for whatever your

problem/s is/are.

[Guest Jean Rosenfeld]

Re: turning off all unnecessary programs ....

 

To find out what the startup items relate to and recommendation on whether

some software needs them, look in

http://www.castlecops.com/StartupList.html

 

"AV Guy" <AVGuy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:4A7BBDF0-76D8-42B0-8AA6-AA08B6C3456B@microsoft.com...

> Is there a list of only the basic files need on startup? How do I turn off

> those I don't need so they don't interfere with what i am working on in

> XP?

>

> thanks